Philippine Navy to join regional maritime exercise in Australia

August 18, 2018

The Philippine Navy is set to deploy more than 100 sailors to join this year’s Multilateral Regional Maritime Exercise in Australia. Commander Jonathan Zata, Philippine Navy (PN) spokesman, said a total of 300 Philippine Navy personnel on board the BRP Ramon

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Duterte offers P 5 million bounty for rogue cops

August 18, 2018

DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte raised the bounty for the capture of a rouge cop, and offered the maximum of P5 million if the policeman would be turned over dead to authorities. “I will now raise the amount of

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PNP says P5 million bounty for ninja cops “very strong deterrence”

August 18, 2018

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Oscar Albayalde said the higher bounty offered by President Rodrigo Duterte may discourage ninja cops to continue their illegal activities. “The five million pesos reward is a very strong deterrence against these few bad

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DFA looking into death of 52-year-old Filipina household helper in Saudi Arabia

August 18, 2018

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday is looking into the death of a Filipina household service worker in Saudi Arabia whose body was found inside a hotel room in Jeddah three days ago. In its report to the

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DENR seeks public help to find endangered animals stolen from Avilon Zoo

August 18, 2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is seeking the public’s help in locating the nine endangered animal species stolen from Avilon Zoo last August 14. The DENR, through its Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), is asking for anyone with

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NAIA opens runaway after Xiamen Air plane is lifted Saturday

August 18, 2018

The runway at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) reopened after its closure last Thursday evening. NAIA media affairs said the Xiamen Air plane was removed from international runway 06/24 around 2:30 am Saturday. The runway was reopened around 11:30

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Lorenzana expresses hope US will return Balangiga bells

August 17, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed hope that the return of the Balangiga bells will soon became a reality despite a reported resistance of some quarters in United States. “In this ever changing world, it is time to heal the wounds

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Lorenzana says Philippines can buy military equipment from any country as long as it’s legal

August 17, 2018

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana emphasized Friday that the Philippines can acquire military equipment from any country as long as it is allowed by law. “While our acquisition of submarines for the Philippine Navy is still under study and nothing is

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